First and ForeverFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter comes an utterly irresistible romantic comedy about a football star and his team’s die-hard fan who find themselves entangled in a PR stunt that only one of them knows is fake. Duffy Distefano loves three things: her dad, the family cat, and Minneapolis Coyote football. So after she gets booed out of a game and becomes the internet’s villain following an awful encounter with the team’s beloved mascot, she is disgruntled, to put it mildly. Eager to clear the air, Duffy agrees to an interview on a hit morning show. She doesn’t expect a co-guest to join her—especially not the Coyotes’ star tight end. When MVP Connor Cunningham gets tasked with damage control to help his team out of a PR nightmare, he finds himself in a highly amusing verbal sparring match with a recently wronged fan on live TV. The interview instantly goes viral, and the public is obsessed with them. Despite his distaste for PR stunts, a strong push from the Coyotes’ PR team to ride the wave results in Connor asking Duffy out. But he quickly discovers being with Duffy is much easier than he anticipated, and somehow it doesn’t feel fake to him. This secret can only blow up, but all he knows is that if he messes things up with Duffy, it’ll be the greatest fumble of his life. Oozing with chemistry that feels like fireworks and banter that makes you swoon, Lynn Painter delivers her signature blend of heart and humor in this love story that you won’t soon forget. |
Contents
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Section 2 | 19 |
Section 3 | 25 |
Section 4 | 29 |
Section 5 | 38 |
Section 6 | 43 |
Section 7 | 68 |
Section 8 | 75 |
Section 17 | 187 |
Section 18 | 200 |
Section 19 | 210 |
Section 20 | 217 |
Section 21 | 232 |
Section 22 | 237 |
Section 23 | 247 |
Section 24 | 263 |
Section 9 | 82 |
Section 10 | 104 |
Section 11 | 118 |
Section 12 | 123 |
Section 13 | 134 |
Section 14 | 163 |
Section 15 | 169 |
Section 16 | 181 |
Section 25 | 273 |
Section 26 | 276 |
Section 27 | 285 |
Section 28 | 294 |
Section 29 | 299 |
Section 30 | 305 |
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